"Indeed," Hadama confirmed to the question of the Bar's ownership, and his emerald eyes twinkled with a mischief that was hidden behind his stoic demeanor. "But humans are welcome there, too." He would happily answer any questions she might ask, but first they would have to be asked, for the quiet mermanta did not like to assume what others might wish to know.
But he listened very well, and he gave Ellyra his attention as she spoke of Torchline and Halo. He inclined his head in understanding of why she might wish to avoid Halo, any amusement he might have felt hidden behind his serene expression. "I have only been to the Bay. The ice there makes it difficult for Merfolk to go anywhere else." The ice pellets in the Bay's currents made even those waters dangerous without water magic for protection, and the cold could be deadly in its own right to Mer with tropical tails and constitutions, but the Academy's gift helped to mitigate the worst of that, at least. "Have you traveled to the Greatwood?"
But he listened very well, and he gave Ellyra his attention as she spoke of Torchline and Halo. He inclined his head in understanding of why she might wish to avoid Halo, any amusement he might have felt hidden behind his serene expression. "I have only been to the Bay. The ice there makes it difficult for Merfolk to go anywhere else." The ice pellets in the Bay's currents made even those waters dangerous without water magic for protection, and the cold could be deadly in its own right to Mer with tropical tails and constitutions, but the Academy's gift helped to mitigate the worst of that, at least. "Have you traveled to the Greatwood?"
